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Lower Thames Crossing spiralling costs: 17% increase in just 9 months
Lower Thames Crossing spiralling costs: 17% increase in just 9 months Transport Action Network (TAN) has condemned the “utterly predictable” news in the Financial Times1 that the cost of the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) has jumped 17% to £11bn in just 9 months. The private investment needed has risen from...
Welcome moves to tackle vehicle taxation
Welcome moves to tackle vehicle taxation Commenting on today’s announcement in the Chancellor’s Budget of a new pay as you drive charge for electric vehicles1, the freeze on rail fares2, the gradual withdrawal of the temporary fuel duty cut3, and an additional £891m for the Lower Thames Crossing4, Chris Todd,...
Chancellor urged to scrap Lower Thames Crossing in favour of stronger growth-generating rail projects
Chancellor urged to scrap Lower Thames Crossing in favour of stronger growth-generating rail projects In its Budget submission to UK Chancellor of the Exchequer [1], Transport Action Network (TAN) has invited the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP to consider scrapping the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC), a new six-lane ‘smart’ motorway...
Pay as you drive the fairest way to go
Pay as you drive the fairest way to go Commenting on yesterday’s headlines about the possibility of The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, bringing in pay as you drive charges for drivers of electric vehicles1, Chris Todd, Director of Transport Action Network said: “With a gaping hole in the nation’s budgets and...
Consultation on walking and cycling strategy welcomed but questions on budget
Consultation on walking and cycling strategy welcomed but questions on budget Commenting on yesterday’s launch of the consultation on the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS3)1, Chris Todd, Director of Transport Action Network said: “Having secured a historic victory in the Court of Appeal this summer against Treasury cuts...
Will transport delays scupper credibility of new climate plan?
Will transport delays scupper credibility of new climate plan? Commenting on today’s publication of the Government’s new climate plan, the Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan, Chris Todd, Director of Transport Action Network said: “With communities from England to Jamaica facing catastrophic uninsurable losses as climate breakdown accelerates, this new...
Challenge to Government’s ‘blockers’ rhetoric
Challenge to Government’s ‘blockers’ rhetoric Transport Action Network is challenging the latest ‘builders not blockers’ rhetoric from Chancellor Rachel Reeves, which is denigrating local communities while dismissing genuine concerns1. Chris Todd, Director of Transport Action Network said: “At last Rachel Reeves is starting to look at what really holds up...
Draft RIS3 leaves many questions unanswered
A credible plan to improve journeys? Draft RIS3 leaves many questions unanswered Transport Action Network (TAN)1 has welcomed the publication of the draft third road investment strategy (2026 - 2031) (draft RIS3)2 with a budget of £25bn3. The draft outlines the government’s priorities for the Strategic Road Network (SRN). However,...
National Highways misusing taxpayers’ money, says TAN in complaint
National Highways misusing taxpayers’ money, says TAN in complaint to its regulator Transport Action Network (TAN)1 has written to the regulator of National Highways, the Office of Rail and Road, to ask it to investigate the government-owned company for misusing taxpayers’ money2. National Highways has a ringfenced pot called Designated...
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